Improvement in corn-poppers



UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

CHARLES O. PEOK, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT lN CORN-POPPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174, 150, datedFebruary 29, 1876, application filed January'17, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OHARLEsO. PEeK, ofPittsfield, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Corn-Poppers; and I do hereby declare that the following is adescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents aperspective view of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a view, from,

above, of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of. the

same from the door end of the cylinder.

der at will more or-less rapidly, as the circumstances attending the'operation 'may' require.

To enable other'sskilled in theart to make and use my invention, I willproceed to de scribe it in reference to the drawings,and the letters ofreference 'marked thereon, the same letters indicating like parts.

- In the drawings, A A represent the frame, capable of supporting andconnecting the several parts of the apparatus. B isthe poppingcy1inder,made with a cylindrical form, of sieve-cloth, having meshes ofone-eighth ofan f inch, more or less, or equivalent openings, that mayprevent the corn escaping from within,

and at the same time expose the corn to the direct action of theheatradiated from the fire.

a and b are the heads of the popping-cylinder, and are made of metal. Inthehead a is made an openingyclosedby the door B, which, whenopened,.permitsthe corn to be introduced within the cylindergor removed therefrom. v

o is a centralshaft, passing through the axis of the cylinder and headsa and b, as shown. The said shaft has bearings atitsends in the frame AA, so as to be cap'ahieof being revolved. 1 5' ,7

Two sup'porting-legs,0 G, aresecured to the frame A A-one at each end ofthe same which legs extend downward below the plane of the lower side ofthecylinder,.to operate as supports to-the apparatus, and relievetheoperator from all labor in supporting the same over the fire.

D is the handle,.attached to the frame A A, by which the operatorsteadies theapparatus and dumps the contents from the cylinder,

when desired.

Secured to the handle D, near its grasping end, is a pintle, on which isplaced the pulley E, provided with a crank, 11. Secured to the shaft 0of the cylinder is the pulley E. An endless chain, G, connects thepulleys E and F, so that motion maybe imparted to the pulley F when thepulley E is revolved by the crank d. i i

' When it is desiredto operate this apparatus, the door B is'opened andthe corn is introduced within the popping-cylinder, when it is closed.

ing on the edgeof the pot-hole or top plate of the stove, surroundingthe pot-hole. The operator, steadying the apparatus by the handle D,turns thefcrank d, when the pulley E will be revolved, and, through theendless chain G, revolve the pulley F; attached to the shaft, secured tothe cylinder B.

If the fire over which the cylinder is placed is fierce, the operator isto turn the crank d rap-idly, so that the cylinder will be rapidlyrevolved to carry the corn up from directly over the fire by the kernelsengaging with the meshes of the cylinder. If the tire is low the crankis to be revolved slowly, when the corn will bepermitted to. besubstantially over the fire, The kernels of popped corn, being lightest,will be worked upward, while the unp'opped kernels will drop below, tobeexposed to the heat of the tire.

It is readily seen that the meshes of the sieve-cylinder may readilypermit the heat to affect the several kernels of corn within, andagitate them in such a manner that the fire may not scorch or burntliem, aswould be the case were the cylinder madeof plain sheet metal,incapable of efi'ecting an agitation of the corn within. t I

It is also readily seen that the corn may be The apparatus is then setover theopen pot-hole of a stove, with-its legs 0 G rest- This apparatusis simple in its construction,-

and may be operated by a child of ordinary intelligence with goodresults, as the apparatus may be held'in position over the fire from itslegs, and requires only to be steadied .by

the handle, which, by reason of its extensive length, preserves the handof the operator from being in' an uncomfortable nearuess t0 the'fire.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is--.

The combination of the handle D, pulley E,

provided with crank d, pulley F, attached to shaft 0, and endless chainG, with the frame A A, supporting-legs O C, and popping-cylinder,carried by shaft 0, and made in its periphery with meshes or openingscapable of admitting the heat of the fire direct into the chamber of thecylinder, and also engaging with the kernels of the corn, constructedand arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHAS. o. PECK.

Witnesses:

I. G. WELLEN, FRANK W. ROCKWELL.

